Need flag/logo help and ideas for local Communist Organisation

Attempting to organise local communists & socialists to bash the fash, do community work, hold debates on local issues etc.. anyone know of any tested strategies for establishing local support?

we have toyed with the idea of a 'commune' in the past, or setting up a housing coop as the area we live in rent is very high and most people live in poor conditions.

but struggling for logo or flag ideas - aesthetics are important - or should we just stick to a basic one until we're more established?

need some inspiration or generic flags, help would be very appreciated

Idk if there are any lifestylist flags

Which kind of communism is it? That's vital to the logo.

personally I see myself as quite libertarian, but through discussion I've learnt I'm not that different to Marxist-Leninists… so they make up the bulk of us, but I don't think we'd exclude anyone unless they were too deviant e.g Soc Dem or something..

How about this? It's plain and simple.

Logo: Use hammer and sickle only if you want to be associated with the USSR. There are some basic rules of flag design: It has to be so simple that you also recognize it in less than ideal conditions (a bad copy of a b/w photo). Given how flags are put on sticks and how they can dangle down, it makes sense that putting something in the top left corner is a common element to them. Avoid having letters, avoid having elements that look realistic or three-dimensional, and also avoid gradients.

Leaflets: Many orgs kinda talk to themselves in their leaflets. Typical sin is to talk about why some other super-obscure groups sucks, as if the general population cares about that. That's just talking to yourselves that you made the right decision in being in your particular group. Leaflet should start with a topic and be about that topic for the most part, with introducing the org at the end, and avoid presenting it as if joining the org is an absolute requirement for working with you for achieving the particular goal the leaflet is about.

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I personally quite like the EZLN flag, however it does look quite anarchistic, which we might not want to be associated with with most average people, unfortunately, just seeing anarchists as violent youth. I will bring suggest that though, so thanks!

You're welcome. If you want something more Marxist, I recommend you use something more obscure than hammer and sickle. Good inspiration is Chinese/ Vietnamese symbolism.

Logo: Completely agree with you on the hammer and sickle.
Leaflets: Interesting.. there are definitely some very prominent local topics we could act upon.
Org: Interesting again, I will have a read of some of those..
All of that is very useful so I will make notes! Thanks a lot.

What country? Is this in the US?

Hopefully you do happen to be American because most of the logos and flags I have saved seem to be burger oriented.

I am from the UK, but there's no reason why we can't take inspiration from burger art

Normal red flag.

Are you in Labour or Tory territory, cause if you're in a Labour stronghold, you'd probably be able to pass off more Socialist/Communist inspired designs.

I've certainly been thinking that.. it's open to all Socialists then..

Labour territory, was actually set to go blue but we bucked the trend this election. Quite lucky.

What's the most popular industry around your location? What do most of the workers do?

That's good to hear. Like what the other user said, a red banner will get your message across, maybe a star or two. If it gets big enough, you might get some recognition from Labour.

We're a coastal town, famed for tourism really. It's almost entirely service based economy, used to have some heavy industry but it's stagnating now, fracking is a big issue atm. Could be positive economically, but large protests against it.

Yeah, I will put that forward because it's less fuss and definitely gets the message across.
I am actually a member of Labour and Young Labour, so could try and get some more members and recognition that way..

Made these just now fam.

Zapatista (but not ugly), Ameriburger, Black and White, and my personal fav.

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Don't be a cringelord and just use a red flag. You're not there to LARP, you're not there to sell, you're there to represent communism.

Let's be honest though pretty flags get the attention

Avoid the hammer and sickle like the plague if American

This. If you absolutely want some kind of insignia add a red star at the most. The blue flag made is a good start, but needs some cleaning up.

A red flag is beautiful and its our original symbol.

Das a thicc star

This symbol should be used for Space Communism.

For creating an American flag I think the best thing to do is to take the coat of Arms and put it over the Ancom flag. This could be done for other countries.

If someone could make a symbol out of this then that’d be good.

cybersocialist flags

here's one i like

you could go for white on red? red and black, and red and gold are a bit tired.

wouldn't you want something more like this for space

Gonna dump some socialist flags that I've made in the past.

If you wanna drop your city or state or whatever, I could make one for you that's more exact.

you'll want to avoid common socialist/communist/anarchist imagery for the most part, and rather use imagery related to local organising and community.

It doesn't mean you can't be radical, but that a USSR flag probably won't be the sorta thing that represents your aims with the group.

Some Israel-Palestine joint flags without the Jewish/Zionist imagery, and a flag I made for the socialist rifle association subreddit

Personal flag, another random flag and cumtown

Last one, some SDF flag redesigns (their current one is shit tbh) and I made one in the style of the old flag but for the UK

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Keep the hammer and sickle imo. I think it should regain currency as an unironic symbol of leftism because it's explicitly revolutionary and can't ever really be co-opted.

I made a version of your flag that looks more like the Soviet Flag.


Agree, but different subsections of the left should also have there own symbols.

looks too nazbol/strasserist

Note really, but even if it does then well I’m a Nazbol I guess.

Those are cool, quite communalist?
I live in Blackpool, Lancashire (UK)
Yeah, I completely agree on the imagery, I understand that it can really put people off

Is that an old labour logo in the centre? Quite cool

British Republican Flag combined with an old Labor Symbol. I also made some others that aren’t s good.

Nice Israel flag.

Not really. It look Soviet if anything else.

It's fucking spelled Wales

mix in some local flag, put a red star on it, or a fist, whatever works.

if you wanna be edgy, try this

It think we should do more stuff like the New England Workers Party. Where we take local vegetation and through in a gear or a hammer or tool to symbolize factory workers. Where the local vegetation symbolizes both farmers and the local area.

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Blue is a better colour for inviting. It's soft and welcoming. I think red would make people think communism (and therefore the propagandised evils) quickly and immediately turn it down.

With blue (or another colour) you could kind of reinvent it, in a way. If you get what I mean. The hammer and sickle is iconic as definitely made sense one hundred years ago but is kind of outdated now.

We need modern communist symbols, honestly. I doubt anyone feels the same way I do though.

We should keep red as a color because it’s THE color the far left. When people see red they think of us.We should be trying to make it seem like we’re more moderate then we are. We shouldn’t lie. However color combination’s look good. I surest either red and blue, or red and green. Thinking about it red and green makes the most sense because red symbolizes the far-left while green symbolizes environmentalism.

We should keep the Sickle and Hammer, but create some new symbols as well.

You're all behind the times.

what a faggy flag.

Nigga I'm sorry but these flags are terrible. Nobody would rally behind a pencil or the fucking half life three

stop being a fag and just use one of these, you autist

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You should look up if your area has any cool labor rights history, look for a cool figure or area, maybe use some landmark or symbol or animal related to your city. Just some ideas, cause I'm seeing a lot of shitty flags in here.

So many reds and blacks, so many hammers and fucking sickles.

We're in the 21st century. We should really cut the larping and seek a new aesthetic.

This is what I'm saying. It needs to be updated. The message needs to be updated as well. Ironically, we need to go away from "communism" because it has been so besmirched and create something alike but new in its own way.

You mention any of the stuff from communism and people will be on your side. You name it and they turn against it. We need a new movement, honestly.

It's an identifiable brand

In my experience this applies only to old white people. Anyone 30 or younger or generally from outside the US either has no opinion on communism or is inclined towards it thanks to Bernie. Corbyn hasn't made secret his affinity for it either and both he and Bernie are the most popular politicians in their countries.

Honestly I have to wonder what experiences people that suggest this stuff are having, because it seems to be the exact opposite of reality.

I'm American.

It's an American problem, Euros don't look upon the Soviets or communists so harshly.

Don’t lie about your ideology.

Easier said than done. We're till using old Revolutionary Russian aesthetics because no one came up with anything better.


Verbal updating, however, is much more possible. I think simply adopting a new -ist would immediately increase interest in the far left.

Use a local tree in the design like New England or Lebanon